Monday, January 19, 2009

The Ministry of Health: Strengthening the monitoring of cases of pneumonia of unknown

2009-01-19

Against the grim situation, the Ministry of Agriculture in 2009 developed a highly pathogenic avian influenza and other major animal disease immunization program. The recent national epidemiological survey of animal experts will strengthen epidemiological survey data analysis and prediction. For people infected with bird flu area of residence, patients come into contact with poultry and so on, by the state animal epidemiological survey to investigate the specialized analysis of the Group of Experts.

Ministry of Agriculture has also deployed various vaccine production to speed up vaccine production companies to ensure that immunization needs. Greater variation of bird flu virus for vaccine production, and further expand the scope of the vaccine strain variation.

"Winter and spring is a high incidence of avian flu season, all kinds of medical institutions in the Lunar New Year period is necessary to strengthen monitoring efforts." Ministry of Health spokesman Mao Qun'an said on the 12th.

Mao pointed out that the Ministry of Health requested all medical institutions found cases of pneumonia of unknown causes, the first report must be timely, the second to carry out differential diagnosis. He said, "If any cases of medical institutions in the diagnosis of infectious diseases as a result of the process of man-made factors have found that the report is not timely, in accordance with the relevant requirements will be dealt with strictly."

National Administration for Industry and Commerce recently issued a circular calling on all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities active Trade and Industry Bureau, and resolutely to take effective measures and strict the spread of avian influenza virus through the market.

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